Buying a welder

[JuiceyJay]

that is some damn fine welding jay, plain and simple.

Thanks!

Craigslist is a great source to find welding supplies.
I actually found my Lincoln sp-135 + at a pawn shop for 100$ which was an absolute steal and it works flawlessly. Only thing I had to replace was the spool of wire which was way too old. Mine has the option of using 2 or 10 pound spools which is nice.

While I may not be able to contribute a lot on the beer side of this site, I'm glad I found something I'm somewhat knowledgeable in. Started welding professionally when I was 18, been at it 11 years (daily) now.

 

[Trillium]

TIG being the most difficult is a myth. I tought myself my watching YouTube videos and practicing. Making nice clean splatter free welds is great. I bought an Everlast I-tig 200 which has a pulse feature that comes in handy for welding thin metal. It's DC only but I don't need to weld Aluminum.

 

[roscoe1855]

If you need tools go to buzzard culch and look at what they have not sure if they have welders but other tools are much more reasonable than me as a mechanic when I was younger I thought snap on was great along with Mac and Cornwell just give these guys a call I buy a lot of tools cheap and if you spend so much free shipping

 

[grupe]

I picked up a Miller Maxstar 200 dx off ebay earlier this year. Works great for tig and stick welding. It was kind of expensive, but I was tired of using old crappy welding equipment and this is one tool I will own until it dies.